NBFCs are mainly dependent on funding their operation from their own cash flows.
'Curbs will again lead to the grey market developing, undoing all the work done over the last two-and-a-half years.'
How do you pick a mutual fund scheme that suits your needs?
Gold monetisation scheme will help unlock value of gold.
'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'
MySmartPrice has been growing about 100 per cent a year and is profitable.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
High price, combined with the decision to go only for diesel and position it as a crossover, resulted in its limited success
High return rates in the e-commerce space are making a dent in the margins of e-retailers.
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said Flipkart and Snapdeal have made a mark in the start-up world.
If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.
Recommends delisting of chana futures, open to lowering sugar import duty
Yes, if you follow certain safety measures, says Shruti Puri. Here are some rules you must follow.
No financial details were disclosed.
'The impact of COVID-19 on the economy has been so overwhelming that even a significant drop in global oil prices, which in normal times would have brought cheer, has posed new challenges for the government,' observes A K Bhattacharya.
Weakness in the greenback overseas against the backdrop of sluggish US macro data outcome helped the home currency move higher
To take on China's Alibaba, Baidu bought stake in Uber.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
One of the reasons for the failure, say industry experts and financial analysts, is that Emami strayed too far from its core with sanitary napkins.
Even within China, economic slowdown and stiffer competition may hit growth.
'Perhaps a better question to ask would be: Is this 'Made for India'?' asks AI expert Ganesh Mani.
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
The big challenge is beating piracy and convincing users to pay for content.
The Reserve Bank of India's latest data indicate that spending per card is rising steadily - something that consumers should worry about
The broader Nifty also succumbed to the pressure before recovering to close lower by 6.35 points, or 0.07 per cent at 8,693.05
India is the world's third-largest smartphone market.
Footfall at malls are down 20-25 per cent in the past couple of years.
Because of weak availability, buffalo meat exports have also declined over the last few weeks
Arun Jaitley had proposed in the Budget to double the rate of capital gains tax on debt MFs to 20%.
Nets three more foreign brands for exclusive retailing, but the cost of the business model may be high, say experts.
The most consistent wealth creators since 2008 are all consumer-facing companies, says Devangshu Datta.
It is unrealistic to expect that change will happen in one year: Birla
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
A falling rupee and lower foreign buying in equities are signals investors should watch out for, says Devangshu Datta
Foreign portfolio investors have been net positive since the Union Budget
Another important early decision of Birla was to get into the wireless telephony business in association with AT&T and another revered Indian business house, the Tatas.
Parag Milk Foods, Prabhat Dairy, Hatsun Agro are sharpening their gaze on the retail space and buttering up their customers.
While the entry of 62-year-old Noel Tata, half brother of Ratan Tata, into Tata Trusts is being seen as a significant departure from the past within the salt-to-software conglomerate, Jehangir, a long-standing philanthropist is expected to add heft to Tata Trusts.
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Bannerjee on Friday rubbished allegations of understanding between her and Bharatiya Janata Party, stating that she attended the IISCO programme along with Prime Minister Modi as it was related to the state's development.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances